OGLESBY CHARITABLE TRUST — grant history

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Latest income

£1.0m

Grants listed (FY2025)

Listed grants total

£1.9m

Accounts grants total

£2.4m

listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts

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Credited as a funder by

Charities that name this funder on their own websites (website claims, separate from the accounts-extracted grants below).

ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED “The Oglesby Charitable Trust”
THE GREATER MANCHESTER HIGH SHERIFF'S POLICE TRUST “Michael Oglesby has shown a keen commitment and enthusiasm to supporting High Sheriff’s Police Trust projects and we tha”

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded

Education/training (14 grantees)
Arts/culture/heritage/science (11 grantees)
Economic/community Development/employment (11 grantees)
General Charitable Purposes (8 grantees)
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (7 grantees)
Disability (7 grantees)
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (5 grantees)
Environment/conservation/heritage (5 grantees)
Recreation (3 grantees)
Amateur Sport (3 grantees)

Where grantees operate

Manchester City (8 grantees)
Throughout England And Wales (8 grantees)
Scotland (6 grantees)
Trafford (4 grantees)
Northern Ireland (4 grantees)
Throughout England (4 grantees)
Bolton (3 grantees)
Stockport (3 grantees)
Oldham (3 grantees)
Salford City (3 grantees)

What changed: FY2024 → FY2025

Grantees that appear, disappear or move by 50%+ between the two most recent filings we have read. A grantee “dropped” may simply have received a multi-year grant earlier.

Change	Grantee	FY2024	FY2025
new	Blood Cancer UK Research	—	£140k
new	NORTHERN ROOTS (OLDHAM) LTD	—	£100k
new	Manchester Womens Aid	—	£56k
new	Safety4Sisters	—	£55k
new	Kindling Farm	—	£50k
new	MANCHESTER JEWISH MUSEUM	—	£44k
new	INNER CITY MUSIC LIMITED	—	£42k
new	CIVIC POWER FUND	—	£33k
down	COMMUNITY FOREST TRUST	£295k	£55k
not listed	University of Liverpool	£115k	—
not listed	HOME	£78k	—
not listed	Manchester Art Gallery	£61k	—
not listed	Northern Roots	£55k	—
not listed	Centre for Social Justice Foundation	£53k	—
not listed	THE WOODLAND TRUST	£53k	—
not listed	Manchester Foundation Trust	£50k	—
not listed	THE SOIL ASSOCIATION LIMITED	£50k	—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
Shared Health Foundation CIC	FY2025	£438k	Core funding: impact of poverty on health
University of Manchester	FY2025	£260k	CMML Leukemia Research Project
Blood Cancer UK	FY2025	£140k	Core funding
Royal Exchange Theatre	FY2025	£115k	Core funding
Northern Roots Oldham	FY2025	£100k	Core funding
Olympias Music Foundation	FY2025	£64k	Core support: Learn to Play
Manchester Womens Aid	FY2025	£56k	Core funding
Safety4Sisters	FY2025	£55k	Core funding
City of Trees	FY2025	£55k	environmental activity
Kindling Farm	FY2025	£50k	sustainability project
Refugee Action	FY2025	£50k	Core funding
Afrocats	FY2025	£50k	Core funding
Allchild	FY2025	£50k	Core funding
Our Room	FY2025	£47k	Core funding
Manchester Jewish Museum	FY2025	£44k	Core funding
Inner City Music	FY2025	£42k	Core Funding
Hallé Concerts Society	FY2025	£41k	Charles Hallé Award funding/Hallé Youth Orchestra
Nature Friendly Farming Network	FY2025	£36k	UK NFFN Business Manager - extended Core funding: Growing Opportunities for All in Northern Roots Oldham
Civic Power Fund	FY2025	£33k	Core funding
ThickSkin Theatre	FY2025	£33k	Core funding
Higher Health	FY2025	£32k	Core funding
Young Manchester	FY2025	£31k	Core funding: LEAD+
GMIAU	FY2025	£31k	Core funding/Green Grant
Maggie's	FY2025	£30k	Core funding
MASH	FY2025	£30k	Core funding
Shared Health Foundation CIC	FY2024	£408k	Core funding: impact of poverty on health
City of Trees	FY2024	£295k	Core funding: environmental activity
University of Manchester	FY2024	£270k	CMML Leukemia Research Project
Royal Exchange Theatre	FY2024	£197k	Core funding
University of Liverpool	FY2024	£115k	ABRI
HOME	FY2024	£78k	Supporting artists & the cultural sector in Greater Manchester
Manchester Art Gallery	FY2024	£61k	Core funding
Northern Roots	FY2024	£55k	Core funding: Growing Opportunities for All in Oldham
Refugee Action	FY2024	£55k	Core funding
West London Zone	FY2024	£55k	The Leigh and Atherton Zone for Children
Centre for Social Justice Foundation	FY2024	£53k	North West Office Continuation
Woodland Trust	FY2024	£53k	Smithills Moorland Improvements
GMIAU	FY2024	£50k	Core funding/Green Grant
Maggie's	FY2024	£50k	Core funding
Manchester Foundation Trust	FY2024	£50k	Breast Imaging Centre
Soil Association	FY2024	£50k	Innovative Farmers
Lowry	FY2024	£50k	Core Support: Arts for Social Change
University of Salford	FY2024	£50k	FASD research
Our Room	FY2024	£50k	Core funding
Olympias Music Foundation	FY2024	£47k	Core support: Learn to Play
Hallé Concerts Society	FY2024	£46k	Charles Hallé Award funding/Hallé Youth Orchestra
Resolve Poverty	FY2024	£40k	Core funding
Trafford Carers! Centre	FY2024	£40k	Core funding
Mustard Tree	FY2024	£40k	Contribution to CEO salary
Manchester Jewish Musepm	FY2024	£40k	Core funding
Chetham's Schoo] of Music	FY2024	£36k	Bursary Funding
Calm Connections	FY2024	£35k	Core funding
Nature Friendly Farming Network	FY2024	£35k	UK NFFN Business Manager ~ extended
Octagon Theatre	FY2024	£35k	Core funding: Sharing Stories
RHS Bridgewater	FY2024	£35k	Woodland regeneration 2019-2023
Afrocats	FY2024	£35k	Core funding
Young Manchester	FY2024	£35k	Core funding: LEAD+
University of Manchester	FY2023	£350k	CMML Leukemia Research project
St Ann's Hospice	FY2023	£295k	Breast imaging centre manager
Trafford Carers Centre	FY2023	£256k	Core funding
Accelerated Trials Programme	FY2023	£150k	NW Alliance Director
University of Liverpool	FY2023	£113k	ABRI
Soil Association 01 CIC	FY2023	£72k	Innovative Farmers
Shared Health Foundation	FY2023	£70k	Core funding
Manchester Jewish Museum	FY2023	£61k	Core project management
Manchester Art Gallery	FY2023	£61k	Families
City of Trees (3 year funding)	FY2023	£60k	Core Funding
Music Foundation	FY2023	£60k	Onside Youth Zones
University of Salford	FY2023	£50k	FASD Research
Manchester 01 Foundation	FY2023	£50k	Trust of the World Pilot
Lowry	FY2023	£50k	Core support: Arts for Social Change
IntoUniversity	FY2023	£50k	Focus programme, Liverpool
HOME	FY2023	£50k	Supporting artists & the cultural sector in GM
Greater Manchester Poverty Action	FY2023	£50k	Deficit funding
Focused Care	FY2023	£50k	Core funding
Blood Cancer UK	FY2023	£50k	Centre for Social Justice Foundation
Olympias	FY2023	£50k	Core support
Family Stability Network	FY2023	£41k	Regeneration
Manchester Youth Zone	FY2023	£40k	& learning support
Mustard Tree	FY2023	£40k	Contribution to CEO Salary
David Lewis Centre	FY2023	£39k	Breast imaging centre
RHS Bridgewater	FY2023	£37k	Woodland Regeneration
The Men's Room	FY2023	£20k	Core funding
Royal Exchange Theatre	FY2023	£9k	Local exchange & Bruntwood prize
Other grants to institutions	FY2022	£526k	Focus programme
Think Ahead Stroke	FY2022	£350k	Capital costs
City of Trees	FY2022	£295k	Core funding: environmental activity
Shared Health Foundation	FY2022	£263k	Core funding: impact of poverty on health
Family Stability Network	FY2022	£250k	Core funding: family and relatioships support
Community Forest Trust	FY2022	£250k	Core funding: environmental activity
Blood Cancer UK	FY2022	£150k	Programme
Storyhouse	FY2022	£138k	Young Leaders programme
Accrue SHF continuation funding	FY2022	£88k	Accelerated Trials
Royal Exchange Theatre	FY2022	£83k	Local Exchange & Bruntwood Prize
Onside Youth Zones	FY2022	£72k	Cross network health programme
Manchester Vineyard	FY2022	£70k	Capital costs
RHS Bridgewater	FY2022	£70k	Regeneration of woodland
Maggie's	FY2022	£63k	02: Clinical Psychologist
Manchester Art Gallery	FY2022	£61k	Families of the World Pilot
Mustard Tree	FY2022	£55k	Core salary funding
Pankhurst Centre - Manchester Women's Aid	FY2022	£52k	02 Therapeutic core support
Focused Care	FY2022	£50k	Core costs: health inequalities
University of Manchester	FY2022	£50k	CMML research group
Maggies	FY2022	£50k	Psychology department
Halle Concerts Society	FY2022	£50k	08: Charles Halle Award 2020-23
IntoUniversity	FY2022	£50k	01 Core support: Arts for Liverpool
Centre for Social Justice	FY2022	£50k	NW Alliance Director
Sick Festival	FY2022	£50k	Five year cultural programme - Harpurhey
Lowry	FY2022	£50k	06: Arts for Social Change
Bury Metropolitan Arts	FY2022	£45k	Core funding: education & outreach
Chetham's School of Music	FY2022	£41k	Bursary Funding
Greater Manchester Poverty Action	FY2022	£41k	Core salary funding: poverty prevention
University of Manchester	FY2022	£40k	#BeeWell
Big Give	FY2022	£35k	Climate action matche funding

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 1912994 vs reference 2354685 (18.8% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.